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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicDebt-to-GDP ratio

Topic: debt-to-GDP ratio

Tariff war because of economic imbalances between US & China—SBI report

The SBI Fund Management report says China invests 42% of GDP & consumes 40%, while US invests 22%, but household consumption stands at 68%, showing stark differences in economic priorities.

World must shrink its appetite for debt. India can start by scaling back welfare schemes

Both central and state governments, which can create a fair amount of high-quality jobs, cannot any more do so on scale because their welfare spending is going through the roof.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.